In Washington, AgInfo reported that the US Grains Council recently hosted a trade mission trip to Europe to discuss opportunities for ethanol. Colorado Corn Promotion Council Market Development Action Team Member, Nathan Weathers, said: “To try to learn why countries, Italy and Spain, were a little slower in adopting biofuels, as some of the other […]
In Brazil, Monitor Mercantil reported that Brazilian oil company Petrobras is holding talks with sugarcane and corn producers to create a joint venture to operate in the ethanol market. According to the executive director of Energy Transition and Sustainability, Mauricio Tolmasquim, Petrobras understands that gasoline is showing a tendency to lose share among light fleet […]
In Missouri, Brownfield reported that the new president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA), Garrett Hawkins said that farmer profitability is at the top of the organization’s priority list. He said the group plans to push for increased ethanol usage through the Next Generation Fuels Act in the next Congress. “We have a product […]
In India, ChinaMindi reported that the Australian Sugar Milling Council (ASMC) is calling on governments to urgently develop a National Biofuels Feedstock Strategy. “The ASMC has been calling for this feedstock strategy since early 2024. Sugar manufacturers can be central to Australia’s biofuels future through the production of bioethanol and other biofuels feedstocks. However, we […]
In Brazil, Reuters reported that Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is in talks with Raizen, BP and Inpasa for a possible joint venture in ethanol. Petrobras is in talks with four or five firms in the ethanol business, Chief Executive Magda Chambriard told analysts on Friday during a call to present the company’s $111-billion strategic […]
In Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory reported that startup firm Terragia Biofuels is targeting commercial biofuels production using technology developed by researchers working with the Center for Bioenergy Innovation at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Dartmouth College. New Hampshire-based Terragia plans to commercialize an approach that uses feedstocks such as plant-based […]
In Brazil, Zack’s reports Petrobras is exploring a return to ethanol production having previously divested its assets to reduce its debt load. Currently Petrobras is in discussions with Raízen, BP plc BP and Inpasa to make a quick re-entry into the ethanol market as part of its $111 billion strategic plan for 2025-2029, going big […]
In India, S&P Global reported that the Indian government may push for sweet sorghum as an alternative to sugarcane to diversify ethanol feedstocks, amid ongoing volatility in sugarcane availability, according to an official from the Indian Institute of Millets Research. The official noted that the government prefers sweet sorghum as an additional feedstock for biofuel, […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production fell slightly to 1.11 million barrels per day but the four-week average remains a record high of 1.1 million bpd. As a result, stocks are finally building back up, reaching a seven-week high last week of 22.563 million barrels, more than half […]
In California, Industrial Microbes (iMicrobes), a biomanufacturing company on a mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable materials, announced the successful completion of the first close of its seed round funding, bringing the company’s total investment to over $10M. The funding was led by First Bight Ventures, with participation from Universal Materials Incubator Co. (UMI). […]
